To authorize assistance to train and retain obstetrician-gynecologists and sub-specialists in urogynecology and to help improve the quality of care to meet the health care needs of women in least developed countries, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize assistance to train and retain obstetrician-gynecologists and sub-specialists in urogynecology and to help improve the quality of care to meet the health care needs of women in least developed countries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H1F441AD43E7B4A7FAE3E50A481BF6B3A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physician Education for Fistula Treatment Act.
- Section H5AF6C1D1E71B48E4AB07CF870FEF4E24: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Obstetric fistula, an abnormal opening between a woman’s genital tract and her urinary tract or rectum, is a...
- Section HF52C2395401D42D1A2AFA9FF3C6BDFB1: 3. International ob/gyn and urogynecology promotion program The purpose of assistance under this section is to train and retain obstetrician-gynecologists...
- Section H2E80BC8560934750A9141FA8AD88C7B6: 4. Comprehensive 10-year strategy to address the shortage of physicians in least developed countries The President, acting through the Director of the John E....
- Section HCF805F55498F4DC68AC8F5496237DCCD: 5. Report The President, acting through the Director of the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, shall submit to...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize assistance to train and retain obstetrician-gynecologists and sub-specialists in urogynecology and to help improve the quality of care to meet the health care needs of women in least developed countries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Education, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize assistance to train and retain obstetrician-gynecologists and sub-specialists in urogynecology and to help improve the quality of care to meet the health care needs of women in least developed countries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a country with a per capita gross national income of $1,035 or less. The term least developed country means a country that— is a low-income country
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